Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-17


cover the site of the first printing office
in Vermont, which was conducted by
Anthony Haswell.
The grand jury of Caledonia county
found but two indictments, one against
Francis Wells of East Burke for arson in
burning barn with several head of cat
tie. Wells is an old man and has main
tanned a good character.
Mrs. Merrifeld of Brattleboro was
thrown from her carriage on Friday by
the horse taking fright. Her right arm
was broken in two places, two ribs frac-
tured, and a deep cash cut in her fore
head. She is 20 years old.
Col. f. G. Bailey & Son have sold all
their interest in the Mount Mansfield
Hotel and mountain property, in Stowe,
to Hon. Charles j. Brooks of Boston. for
$4,000. George Doolittle has taken Il
lease and will manage the hotel this sea-
son.
John W. Preston. who lived two miles
!
buggy and when about 10 rods from his
house either fell or was thrown out
against fallen tree. His skull was
crushed and he died a hours after the
accident.
1t is announced that the railroad COM
missioners will begin on June u thor
/ n i'm nf oil ha L. in, hn
State. They will start at White River
Junction and go over the Passumpsic
road first. The law requires careful
inspection, not only of the road-bed but
of all bridges and stations. The COM
missioners expect to complete the inspec-
ton in three weeks.
The listers of Rutland have completed
the grand list for 1887 as follows: 242l
polls, at 5000 each, S4S4 200: first class
real estate, S4.245.615: second class real
estate. S174 $50; personal property. 81
5l2,757; total. SS.04G.9S2: | per cent of
this, viz, $50, 469.S2, constitutes the
grand list. Last year the grand list OF
the entire town before division was Sl05.-
Gl0.S2, and of that part which now con.
stitutes Rutland, S15.5j7.23. The list
this year shows an increase over last veal
of Sl9l2.59.
The university tield-day sports were
held at the new athletic park in Burlng-
ton, Thursday afternoon, nearly 1000
persons being present. The record:
made were not as good. on the whole. Il,
those made last year. The events and
winners were as follows: Throwing
hammer. Dean, Is feet, inches; stand
half-mile run. McComber, , minutes, BOZ
seconds putting shot. Emerson, 81 feet
/ inches; hundred yards dash. Wood
bury, | ID seconds; pole vaulting. Jos
lin. feet; running high jump. johnson
) feet; quarter-mile bicycle, Sparhawk
30 - seconds: 220-yards dash. Wood
bury. 2j4 seconds; running broad jump
johnson. lG feet. % inches: mile run
McC omber. minutes, | second: 40
yards dash. Woodbury.. 6 minutes. 1 sec
onds.
Speaking of Il landslide on Mansfield
caused by the heavy rains couple OF
weeks ago. the Free Press says: 18Th,
landslide on Mount Mansfield was about
two miles long, from one to six hundred
feet wide and from 20 to 40 feet deep
An eyewitness says that trees from fifty
to eighty feet in length and from one t.
three feet in diameter were hurled dow
the mountain side like corn cobs. Rock,
weighing from one pound to 800 tons
were hurled like base balls, and all thl.
accumulation of timber. rocks and debri,
is piled up at the base of the mountain
presenting "A strange appearance. Tree:
three feet in diameter were broken into
pieces six and eight feet in length witt
the bark all stripped, while others so fee
in length were shot into the woods on the
side of the slide 30 feet above where tn,
water now runs. The slide passed within
IA few rods of John Flynn's house at tn,
base. dividing and passing both sides o.
it so as TO shut off escape entirely. Tn,
damming up of some timber by the meres
accident thus saved "A family oteight from
sudden and sure death.